11146735

Image Processing Methods and Apparatuses, Computer Readable Storage Media, and Electronic Devices

PublishedOctober 12, 2021
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1. A method for image processing, comprising: in response to detecting that a camera component is turned on, controlling the camera component to collect a speckle image of an object that is illuminated with laser speckles; detecting a current temperature of the camera component; acquiring a reference image with reference depth information based on the current temperature and a preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures, comprising: acquiring differences between the current temperature and each specified temperature; and acquiring the reference image corresponding to the specified temperature with the smallest difference; calculating based on the speckle image and the acquired reference image to acquire a depth image; and establishing the preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures, comprising: controlling a temperature of the camera component to reach each specified temperature; controlling the camera component to collect a reference image under each specified temperature; and establishing the correspondence between the specified temperatures and the reference images.

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2. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling the camera component comprises: controlling the camera component by a first processing unit that is an external processing unit with respect to a central processing unit.

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3. The method of claim 2 , wherein detecting the current temperature of the camera component comprises: detecting, by a temperature sensor, the current temperature of the camera component; acquiring, by a second processing unit, the detected current temperature of the camera component from the temperature sensor, the second processing unit is a processing unit located in a trusted execution environment of the central processing unit; and transmitting, by the second processing unit, the detected current temperature of the camera component to the first processing unit.

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4. The method of claim 3 , wherein acquiring the reference image with reference depth information based on the current temperature and the preset correspondence comprising: acquiring, by the first processing unit, the reference image with reference depth information based on the current temperature and the preset correspondence.

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5. The method of claim 4 , wherein calculating based on the speckle image and the acquired reference image to acquire the depth image comprises: calculating, by the first processing unit, based on the speckle image and the acquired reference image to acquire the depth image; and transmitting, by the first processing unit, the depth image to the second processing unit.

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6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to detecting an image acquisition instruction, acquiring a timestamp carried in the image acquisition instruction, the timestamp being configured to indicate a time when the image acquisition instruction is initiated; and controlling the camera component to turn on in response to that a duration from the timestamp to a target time is less than a duration threshold, the target time being configured to indicate a time when the image acquisition instruction is detected.

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7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: acquiring an identifier of the camera component; and acquiring the preset correspondence corresponding to the identifier.

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8. The method of claim 1 , wherein calculating based on the speckle image and the acquired reference image to acquire the depth image comprises: comparing the acquired reference image with the speckle image to acquire offset information for indicating a horizontal offset of a speckle in the speckle image relative to a corresponding speckle in the reference image; and calculating based on the offset information and the reference depth information to acquire the depth image.

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9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising: acquiring an application level corresponding to a target application that initiates the image acquisition instruction; adjusting an accuracy of the depth image based on the application level to acquire an adjusted depth image; and transmitting the adjusted depth image to the target application.

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10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: storing the preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures into a first processing unit that is an external processing unit with respect to a central processing unit.

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11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: storing the preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures into a first processing unit that is an external processing unit with respect to a central processing unit; and in response to detecting that a terminal is powered on, loading the preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures from the first processing unit into a second processing unit, the second processing unit is a processing unit located in a trusted execution environment of the central processing unit.

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12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the camera component comprises a laser lamp and a camera, and controlling the temperature of the camera component to reach each specified temperature comprises: controlling the laser lamp to operate at a specified frequency to control the temperature of the camera component to each the specified temperature.

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13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: acquiring an identifier of the camera component; and associating the identifier of the camera component to the preset correspondence.

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14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: acquiring an identifier of the camera component; associating the identifier of the camera component to the preset correspondence; and storing the identifier, and the preset correspondence into a server.

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15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: transmitting a request for acquiring the preset correspondence to server, the request carrying the identifier of the camera component; and receiving the preset correspondence from the server based on the identifier of the camera component carried in the request.

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16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer programs executed by a processor to carry out: in response to detecting that a camera component is turned on, controlling the camera component to collect a speckle image of an object that is illuminated with laser speckles; detecting a current temperature of the camera component; acquiring a reference image with reference depth information based on the current temperature and a preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures, comprising: acquiring differences between the current temperature and each specified temperature; and acquiring the reference image corresponding to the specified temperature with the smallest difference; calculating based on the speckle image and the acquired reference image to acquire a depth image; and establishing the preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures, comprising: controlling a temperature of the camera component to reach each specified temperature; controlling the camera component to collect a reference image under each specified temperature; and establishing the correspondence between the specified temperatures and the reference images.

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17. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions being executed by the processor, causing the processor to: in response to detecting that a camera component is turned on, control the camera component to collect a speckle image of an object that is illuminated with laser speckles; detect a current temperature of the camera component; acquire a reference image with reference depth information based on the current temperature and a preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures, comprising: acquire differences between the current temperature and each specified temperature; and acquire the reference image corresponding to the specified temperature with the smallest difference; calculate based on the speckle image and the acquired reference image to acquire a depth image; and establish the preset correspondence between reference images and specified temperatures, by actions of: controlling a temperature of the camera component to reach each specified temperature; controlling the camera component to collect a reference image under each specified temperature; and establishing the correspondence between the specified temperatures and the reference images.

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October 12, 2021

Inventors

Ziqing Guo
Haitao Zhou
Kamwing Au
Xiao Tan
Guohui Tan

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